From: How to End the War in Ukraine, by Alfred McCoy Alfred McCoy is Harrington professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of A Question of Torture, and In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power (Dispatch Books). His newest book, just published, … Continue reading A New Idea to End Putin’s War
The Guardian: Putin has ignited a new anti-colonial struggle. This time, Moscow is the target Nick Cohen, Columnist — 23 April 2022 Belarusian exiles watch events in Ukraine with fear but also hope. Could they too fight back? History is teetering on an edge. No one knows which way it will go. Maybe the Russian … Continue reading Could Belarus Be the Next Stage of the Ukraine War?
If I was a “consultant” and needed work, I’d get in line at AFSC. By my count, the group is hosting its third round of outside consultants, laboring earnestly (and raking in the billable hours) trying to help it square the circles of what is called at 1501 Cherry Street, Philly “Restructuring.” The Restructuring plan … Continue reading AFSC Restructure Update: Staff Uprising? What Happened?
Jamelle Bouie, one of the best new columnists for the New York Times, today highlights a recent book, The Second Red Scare and the Unmaking of the New Deal Left. [In it, he writes], “the historian Landon R.Y. Storrs shows how conservatives used loyalty pledges to purge the federal bureaucracy of government officials ‘who hoped … Continue reading Friday Follies: the Culture War & The Tostitos Hint of Lime Chip Conflict
Everybody on the pro-democracy side seems to be in orbit over the searingly eloquent takedown by Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow, which melted the MAGA stickers off bumpers for half a mile around the Michigan state capitol. And rightly so. It has garnered millions of views, and deserves to be watched half a dozen times … Continue reading The Perfect Democratic 2022 Attack Speech: A Review